U18 League

Crazy
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Oséas Botelho started the match with the kick off. Jano Castro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caio dos Santos having to interfere. Raimundo Abraão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Rômulo Moreno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th minute of the match, Jano Castro tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Caio dos Santos saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A collision led to Real Fantasma getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Luís Gustavo Teixeira hit a great ball. Décio de Brito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caio dos Santos having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Maverick Futebol Clube's Abel Coutinho got a free kick in the 14th minute. Caio dos Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jano Castro in the 17th minute of play. Caio dos Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jano Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 21 minutes into the match, Maverick Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Décio de Brito came free, but Caio dos Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Norberto de Carvalho charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Norberto de Carvalho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Maverick Futebol Clube's Norberto de Carvalho got a free kick in the 26th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Maverick Futebol Clube's zone, Décio de Brito stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Caio dos Santos came out of the goal and Décio de Brito tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jano Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Maverick Futebol Clube's zone, Jano Castro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Caio dos Santos came out of the goal and Jano Castro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Maverick Futebol Clube's Caio dos Santos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Maverick Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. Caio dos Santos was a little too slow when Jano Castro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 41st minute. The score was now 1-0. Jano Castro got a fine position in front of goal ttaking advantage of the opportunity to rumble in 2-0 in the right cross in the 44th match minute before Caio dos Santos had time to react. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

In the 51st minute, Décio de Brito got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Maverick Futebol Clube's zone, Jano Castro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Caio dos Santos came out of the goal and Jano Castro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 54th minute, Jano Castro got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Jano Castro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Fantasma's supporters rose to their feet, but Jano Castro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Caio dos Santos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 59th minute, Zé Paulo Maia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Fantasma fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Percival Marinho might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rômulo Moreno. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Percival Marinho ran back to his position shaking his head. Zé Paulo Maia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Caio dos Santos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 67 minutes into the match, Décio de Brito notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Maverick Futebol Clube's Caio dos Santos. Caio dos Santos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 70 played minutes Real Fantasma got a freekick which was hit by Zé Paulo Maia. Maverick Futebol Clube's Caio dos Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Décio de Brito in the 76th minute of play. Caio dos Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Décio de Brito in the 77th minute of the match. Jano Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Caio dos Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Paulo Maia in the 84th minute of play. Jano Castro scored 5-0 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Caio dos Santos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Raimundo Abraão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 96thth minute of the game Jano Castro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Maverick Futebol Clube's Caio dos Santos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Real Fantasma fully deserved thier win.